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Originally Posted by jrsl76
Anyone have opinions on Pony Soldier or Nicholas and Alexandra?
I just checked out the trailers and they both looked interesting. Pony Soldier looks classic western with a Canadian twist and N&A looks epic, but any feedback would be great.
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I can't comment on Pony Soldier,
jrsl, but I've seen
Nicholas & Alexandra a few times. Yes, it's an epic in the old British mode of high production values, lavish costumes and sets, and detail-rich dialogue; it's a bit staid and capital-w
worthy, but with a script by British playwrights Edward Bond (who wrote Nicholas Roeg's
Walkabout) and James Goldman (who wrote
Lion in Winter), it has some resonant scenes and does a good job of depicting the history and politics behind the story. One of its highlights is Tom Baker, many people's favourite
Doctor Who (the one with the jelly babies and the floor-length scarf and trench coat) as a volatile Gregor Rasputin.
I'd say it's definitely worth seeing, but it depends on how much historical costume epics appeal to you as to whether it's worth buying.